‘Jeopardy!’ contestant walks off the stage after missing simple Celine Dion clue

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Friday’s episode, before bowing and looking into the camera. “Does she know what she did?” host Ken Jennings asked about the 56-year-old singer. “Oh, she does,” Goins teased back. “Deep down.”But when it was time for the journalist to reveal his knowledge of Dion when presented with a $2,000 question from the category “’90s No.

1 Hits,” he missed the mark.“Sharing its title with an earlier, more upbeat Huey Lewis hit, it was No. 1 for Celine Dion in 1994,” Jennings, 50, read.Instead of buzzing in, Goins seemed panicked about the question referencing the icon.

He and the rest of the contestants were unable to answer, with the buzzer eventually signaling that time had run out.“Oh, she’s going to be mad, Drew,” Jennings joked before the contestant left the podium and pretended to leave the stage.Jennings revealed the correct answer to the question, stating, “Like Huey Lewis, Céline Dion sang a song called ‘The Power of Love.’”Returning to the podium, Goins explained why he wouldn’t be able to remember that song on the charts: “I was born in 1994!”The Washington Post writer ended up being in second place in the final of the Champions Wildcard tournament, taking home a prize of $40,000.

As runner-up, he is set to battle in the upcoming Tournament of Champions, and is playing in the quarterfinals on Feb. 3.Although he couldn’t put his Dion skills to the test this time around, another pop star elevated Goins to redemption during the Second Chance tournament.During a Sept.